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US observer mission issues damning report on Zimbabwe polls
UNITED STATES-BASED international election observer mission, The Carter Center, has released a damning report on elections held in Zimbabwe last August and called for a comprehensive reform process to...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 16:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe election officer bashed with knobkerrie
During the August 23 and 24 harmonized elections, a village head from Matebeleland South province assaulted an election officer when he couldn't locate his name on the voters' roll.Bridi Moyo ...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zec denies accreditation to US observers
With under 24 hours left before the nation votes in a general election, an observer team from The Carter Center, a United States based non-governmental organization, has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 19:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Election observers meet Mnangagwa
ELECTION observers that met President Mnangagwa at State House in Harare yesterday hailed the Government for its efforts in organising a peaceful election despite the existence of illegal sanctions im...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 06:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth observer team heads to Zimbabwe
THE Commonwealth has appointed former Kenya Cabinet secretary for Education and Foreign Affairs, ambassador Amina Chawahir Mohamed, to lead a 15-member observer mission to Zimbabwe for the August 23 e...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:52hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
EU to deploy election observer team to Zimbabwe next week
The European Union (EU) will be the first to send an observer team to Zimbabwe next week, ahead of the 23 August elections, which will also be observed by the United Kingdom, the United States, and th...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warns foreign observer missions
Zimbabwe has warned foreign observer missions to the August 23 elections to stick to their mandate and abandon any attempts to interfere with the much-awaited national poll process.The call wa...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Over 60 foreign observer missions invited to Zimbabwe elections
FORTY-SIX countries — including the United States, Russia and the United Kingdom — as well as 17 continental and regional bodies, have been invited to observe the August 23 harmonised elections, i...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes U-turn on foreign observers?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa appears to have swallowed his pride on his threats to bar foreign observers from observing the August 23 harmonised elections.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Ze...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elections body calls for applications for observers
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has opened applications to individuals and organisations wishing to observe this year's electoral processes, the conduct of polling on voting day, and the count...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 17:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tightens noose on foreign observers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says election observers from countries that have in the past invited Zimbabwe to their own plebiscites will be the only ones allowed to witness the country's 2023 polls....Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'Only friendly nations will observe Zimbabwe polls in future'
ZIMBABWE will not be dictated to on who to invite to observe its elections and, in future, only those countries that invite Harare to observe their own elections will be invited in return, President M...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets tough conditions for poll observers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says foreign observers will be invited to oversee this year's polls on condition that they do not meddle in the country's electoral processes.Zimbabwe will hold it...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Call to ban biased observers from Britain
ZIMBABWE is a friend to all and an enemy to none, but the British House of Lords should not take that as a sign of weakness, Zanu-PF Chief whip Pupurai Togarepi has said.This comes after some ...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC accredits 352 observers
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has accredited 352 local and foreign observers for the March 26 local authorities and National Assembly by-elections with the electoral body saying everything i...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zec invites election observers
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has invited observers ahead of the March by-elections which will see 117 local authority and 28 National Assembly seats up for grabs.Most of the seats b...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Observers raise red flag over elections
INTERNATIONAL observers watching over Zimbabwe's watershed elections have raised the red flag over the way Monday's elections were held, although those based in the region largely gave a thumbs-up to ...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chamisa's supporters invade results centre
MDC Alliance supporters have come to Results centre, they are angry, Say election has been stolen. Police on stand by #Harare they are not letting opposition supporters in.https://www.you...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 11:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is NOT ready for elections,' says observers tell ZEC - we know, 'You ain't seen nothing yet!'
It is pleasing to see that the international elections observers are now in Zimbabwe and some are already "cutting their teeth"! "International Observers Claim Zimbabwe Is Not Ready For Electi...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 17:39hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
1,000 local election observers accredited
MORE than 1 000 local observers were accredited for the country's pre-election season to assess the Biometric Voter Registration and Voters Roll Inspection, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said yest...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
EU deploys election observers to Zimbabwe for the first time since 2002
This afternoon, EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe Philippe Van Damme and Foreign Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo signed a memorandum of understanding for the deployment of the EU Election observation mission. ...Published: 28 May 2018 at 16:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Let's welcome observers, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabweans should welcome international observers coming for the harmonised elections and demonstrate to the world that the country's democracy had come of age, President Mnangagwa has said. ...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
All welcome to observe Zimbabwe democracy in action
President Mnangagwa has reiterated his message that this year's general elections will be free and fair, saying the world is welcome to come and witness the polls that are constitutionally due in July...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No to Western observers,' declares Mugabe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has declared that non-governmental organisations funded by the West will not be allowed to observe next year's harmonised elections, NewZimbabwe.com reported..Mugabe, w...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet TB Joshua slams Presidents who do not follow his advice
Nigerian flamboyant prophet TB Joshua has slammed Presidents who visit his Synagogue Church of all Nations but do not practise what he advises them to do according to God's will.Malawian Presi...Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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